Lime Tree Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Sale, Trafford
Lime Tree Primary Academy is a primary school in Sale, Trafford for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Budworth Road, Sale, M33 2RP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 473 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils play a large part in making Lime Tree Primary Academy the welcoming community that it is.”
- “They make every effort to rise to the school’s high expectations of both behaviour and achievement.”
- “Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary and embodies the school’s motto, ‘a place where everyone loves to learn’.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, these checks do not focus on the most important knowledge that pupils need to support their future learning.”
- “This leads to gaps in some pupils’ learning and prevents them from achieving as well as they could.”
- “A small number of pupils do not attend school as regularly as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 51 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2021 to 2026, as Trafford published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Worthington Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Templemoor Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Moorlands Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brooklands Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published